Metallica: Top 50 Songs

Metallica Top 50 Songs

Heavy metal group formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. James Hetfield (vocals) and Lars Ulrich (drums) have been with the group since the beginning. Dave Mustaine was an early member (rhythm guitar: 1981-83) before forming Megadeth. He was replaced by Kirk Hammett (1983-present). Cliff Burton (1981-84), the original bassist, was killed in a bus crash on September 27, 1984. He was replaced by Jason Newsted (1986-2002) who was replaced by Robert Trujillo (2003-present). For a complete list of this act’s DMDB honors, check out the DMDB Music Maker Encyclopedia entry. Click here to see other acts’ best-of lists. Spotify Podcast: Check out the Dave’s Music Database podcast The Best of Metallica, 1983-2023 based on this list. Debut: April 18, 2023, at 7pm CST. New episodes based on Dave’s Music Database lists are posted every Tuesday at 7pm CST.

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Top 50 Songs Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by song’s appearances on best-of lists, appearances on compilations and live albums by the featured act, and songs’ chart success, sales, radio airplay, streaming, and awards. Songs which hit #1 on various charts are noted. (Click for codes to charts.) DMDB Top 1%: 1. Enter Sandman (1991) 2. One (1988) DMDB Top 2%: 3. Nothing Else Matters (1991) 4. Master of Puppets (1986) DMDB Top 5%: 5. The Unforgiven (1991) DMDB Top 10%: 6. Turn the Page (1998) #1 AR 7. Fade to Black (1984) 8. Until It Sleeps (1996) #1 AR DMDB Top 20%: 9. For Whom the Bell Tolls (1984) 10. The Day That Never Comes (2008) #1 AR 11. Sad But True (1991) 12. The Unforgiven II (1997) 13. I Disappear (2000) #1 AR 14. No Leaf Clover (1999) #1 AR 15. Hero of the Day (1996) #1 AR 16. The Memory Remains (1997) Beyond the DMDB Top 20%: 17. Cyanide (2008) #1 AR 18. Wherever I May Roam (1991) 19. Whiskey in the Jar (1998) 20. St. Anger (2003) 21. Battery (1986) 22. Fuel (1997) 23. My Apocalypse (2008) 24. Creeping Death (1984) 25. Hardwired (2016) #1 AR 26. Seek and Destroy (1983) 27. Frantic (2003) 28. King Nothing (1996) 29. The Unnamed Feeling (2003) 30. Lux Æterna (2022) #1 AR 31. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (1986) 32. All Nightmare Long (2008) 33. Broken, Beat, & Scarred (2008) 34. Die, Die My Darling (1998) 35. Harvester of Sorrow (1988) 36. Bleeding Me (1996) 37. Mama Said (19960 38. Jump in the Fire (1983) 39. The Four Horsemen (1983) 40. Atlas, Rise! (2016) #1 AR 41. All Within My Hands (2020) #1 AR 42. Stone Cold Crazy (1990) 43. Better Than You (1997) 44. Moth into Flame (2016) 45. The Ecstasy of Gold (2007) 46. Fight Fire with Fire (1984) 47. Some Kind of Monster (2003) 48. Spit Out the Bone (2016) 49. Ain’t My Bitch (1996) 50. Now That We’re Dead (2016) Resources and Related Links: DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Metallica Dave’s Music Database: “Acts’ Profile Pages and Best-of Lists” First posted 4/14/2003; last updated 4/18/2023.